Dier v. City of New York

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff due to the alleged use of unreasonable force by police officers in effecting the plaintiff’s arrest, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered May 2, 1980, which dismissed the complaint on the ground of collateral estoppel. Judgment reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, complaint reinstated, and case remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for further proceedings consistent herewith. It is well settled that the doctrine of collateral estoppel may be employed in…